used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
react verbally
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “You bet it is.”
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
dooryards
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From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
enclose with a fence
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
march in a procession
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
express in words
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
a person, without saying who
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
in the near future
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Pretty soon we was in the middle of a crowd, and the noise of the tramping was like a soldier march.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is it _them?_” And somebody trotting along with the gang would answer back and say:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The windows and dooryards was full; and every minute somebody would say, over a fence:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The news was all over town in two minutes, and you could see the people tearing down on the run from every which way, some of them putting on their coats as they come.
